- Nov 07, 2020
Family Quotes
On heritage, closeness and the pull of family.
These quotes touch on family in different forms: a sports club described as having a family feel, and personal reflections on growing up within a close, sometimes insular, family circle. For devotional lines on family, see our Prayers.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was from an entrepreneurial family and very creative. She always pushed me to take risks, to do things I wouldn't have thought of.
- Nigeria
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- Nov 07, 2020
From 1971 to 1993, my family lived in a number of African countries, including Malawi, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Nigeria, as well as Uganda itself.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel like it's a natural progression for two people in love to talk about having children and taking that next step in creating a family.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had a very traditional upbringing. Family has always been really important to me.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a project at HBO and one at the Family Channel coming that are being looked at. Aside from that I am not doing much more than playing golf and some skiing.
- Modern
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- Nov 07, 2020
Each Passover, I prepare all sorts of fancy desserts for my family and friends, often experimenting with adaptations of sophisticated modern fare.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was afraid my family would lock me up and give me electroshock. I was a screaming queen.
- Bad
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- Nov 07, 2020
I look at 'Breaking Bad' as a show about the American family.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, what I try to heal is the major thing that I think all of us go through, where we came from. From our family of origin.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel that sometimes, holding yourself as black, saying that is your sole identity, can sometimes stand in your way of being a member of the humanity of man, being a member of the family of the divine.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I thought it'd be different. Kind of like, a lot of weight lifted off of my shoulders, as I don't have to worry about finances for the rest of my life, or my family's. But it wasn't like that. It was more - there's things I need to get done.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first memory of the national team is the 1982 World Cup. I remember those days at our home or at my uncle's house, with all the family and those long dinners watching the matches. But I also remember that, during the games, I went outside or onto the balcony to play.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Just growing up and going through life and how tough life was for me and my family, I'm always going to stay humble.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
What's the reason I'm playing basketball? I do it because I love it, I do it because of my family, and that's it. I don't do it because of the money. I don't do it because of the fame. I just do it because I love it, and I do it for my family because my family enjoys it.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
My grandfather's family used to own a pasta factory in Naples and they would go door-to-door selling their pasta. So his love of food came from his parents, which was then passed down to my mother and then again to me.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020